FUN AND FABULOUS DANGLES FROM FEDERICO JIMENEZ

One of our favorite contemporary artisans, Federico Jimenez, has crafted a pair of classic drop earrings that we are truly excited about. These post back earrings are a true little turquoise treat. Each one features two polished turquoise stones set in a simple sterling silver bezel and hinged together for a great little dangle. A simply stunning pair of earrings to add to your collection.

Federico Jiménez (1941 -; Mexican). Born in Tututepec, Mexico; lives and works in Southern California. Designer and maker of bold southwestern style jewelry; cluster work.

Mark: F J (conjoined)

Born in 1941, jewelry artisan Federico Jimenez has long had an appreciation for Native American culture and craftsmanship. Originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, Federico came to the United States in 1967 to work and go to school, where he studied jewelry making and design. In 1970, he and his wife Ellen Belber Jimenez traveled throughout the Southwest, where they first fell in love with the Native American and southwestern aesthetic. They became connoisseurs of folk art, and amassed a collection of Native American, Latin American, and Mexican antiques, jewelry, and housewares, opening a series of galleries in southern California. Formerly a trustee of the Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, and The Southwest Indian Museum in Los Angeles, Federico now resides in Venice, California, where his primary focus is designing his jewelry.

Leekya Deyuse

The best known of all Zuni fetish carvers of the 20th century, his association with trader C.G. Wallace set the standard of excellence in the medium.

Leekya worked on the excavation of the Hawkish Pueblo Ruins in the 1920’s and channels the history of fetish carvings from the carvings of his ancestors into his one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

• artist of stone carving: Leekya Deyuse
• silver work artist: Federico
• affiliation: Zuni
• hallmarks: FJ Sterling
• materials: sterling silver, turquoise
  
• dimensions: 2 1/2"
  
• weight: 10 grams each
  
• post
• new fabrication with old vintage stock
  
• style: JE2174